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They can confront problems ranging from incorrect invoices and inadequate cash reserves to late payments from customers or to vendors — all of which require time and money to solve. Money in the bank generates little earnings for companies, especially if it could instead be used to fund new investments or technologies that drive revenues.
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As liquidity became a significant concern for organizations, the Treasury Department was asked to monitor inflows and outflows more closely. Co-hosed by Kyriba, the lively discussion highlighted a general shift toward the digital Treasury. One immediate challenge that the Treasury department faced was foreign exchange (FX) exposure.
The Playbook also calls out “three-way invoice matching — in which staff must compare invoices to purchase orders and goods received notes,” and the frustrations that brings, but automation can reduce these stresses by matching these invoices automatically. Clearly, there are issues. A recent survey found that 74.2
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For the receivers of those checks, there’s another major argument in favor of the clunky, manual and insecure payment rail, according to Deluxe Treasury Management Solutions Vice President Gary Cawthorne. You have the invoice, the check, the bank information — everything is there.”.
And “that push from the corporation finds its way to the bank because the bank, in many cases, handles payments for the company,” Zayas said. Through this service, DadeSystems receives a file from the business, listing all of the open invoices that are due from its customers.
In addition, the deal will allow better reconciliation of payments with the matching invoices. Risk will be less of an issue because of the increase in transparency and tighter control on foreign exchange payments, along with the currency exposures for those with stake in procurement and treasury.
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